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Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... HAV immunity; Liver ... • Liver is the ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... disorder (e.g. ascites ... ), Chronic hepatitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... failure #HepatitisB ... #HepBV #HBV #Treatment ... Indications #management #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... normal - Infection (EBV ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic liver ... cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis ... Chylous <1% #Ascites ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... A/B/C/D/E, EBV, ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs ... #hepatitis
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Liver disease ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... - Acute fatty liver ... peritonitis - HIV-associated ... #differential #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... serologies, HCV ... #differential #Hepatology ... transaminitis #LFTs
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... blood, urine and ascites ... diseases including HBV ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis ... Management #Algorithm #hepatology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
appearance Favored Sites ... common - GI tract, liver ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... Bone marrow Treatment ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology